A high school soccer team is going to Columbus, Ohio to see a professional soccer game. A coordinate grid is superimposed on a h
ighway map of Ohio. The high school is at point (3, 4) and the stadium in Columbus is at point (7, 1). The map shows a highway rest stop halfway between the cities. What are the coordinates of the rest stop? What is the approximate distance between the high school and the stadium? (One unit = 10.9 miles.)
The point halfway between the two cities would be the midpoint, which is found by averaging the x and y coordinates. In this case the point would be ((3+7)/2, (4+1)/2) = (5, 2.5). The distance between the stadium and the high school can be found using the distance formula and then multiplying by 10.9 miles. That would get us 10.9sqrt((7-3)^2+(4-1)^2) = 54.5 miles if I did that mental math right.
The reason why is because you first have to add 0.05 and 18 together, and than multiply it by the closes number to 81.20 which is 4, and also it cannot be over 81.20.